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" I like underground rappers - Cory Gunz is a young kid that's been really doing his thing. I'm a Gym Class Heroes type of fan even though they're not new, but they're definitely trendsetters. "

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" The only person I've worked with on my album was Kanye. And between the stuff that I've done and the stuff that he's assisted on and produced for me for this album, I don't even need anything else. "

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" I think my kids give mommy more attention than they give me. "

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" In the hip-hop community, it's about how real are you, or how strong can you be, and really my music just reflects me. If you can accept me, then you can accept my music. "

" Nobody can predict the future. You just have to give your all to the relationship you're in and do your best to take care of your partner, communicate and give them every last drop of love you have. I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad. "

" I was rapping at eight. "

Nick Cannon

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" Most aspiring child actors or child stars have a passion for it. But as easy as it is for me to say that I wouldn't put my kids in it, if I saw that they really, really wanted to do and they had the drive, then I would fully support it. As long as there's balance at home, then they could do whatever they wanted to do. "

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Child

" A lot of people don't know the first time I was ever on national television I was a 'Soul Train' dancer. "

" I want to affect culture. I want to have my mark on everything. I give examples of people like Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones - those are the people who I look up to. The game wouldn't be the same without them. What happens in the course of 5 years isn't really important to me. I care about what they'll say about me in 50 years. "

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" If I have a talent, it's already been exploited! I've shown everything I can do to the public. "

" I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She's a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur. "

" Right now, I'm as single as a slice of American cheese. "

" I love 'Wild 'N Out' so much - one, because it's my baby, but also I get to see others succeed and go on to lead their own careers. "

" I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen. "

" Me personally, I wouldn't put my kids on television. But to each his own. "

" The people who truly love me and loved me before all of this stuff. You can't ever leave them behind. "

" I always say that candy is the perfect studio food - it keeps your energy going. "

" One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You just gotta be out there and perform and give your all. It's such an honest form of art that it just taught me so much, and it kind of prepared me for manhood at an early age. "

" I think I'm actually built for fatherhood. I love to have a good time and play, but at the same time I've got a really serious side to me, and I think that's the balance you have to have. Get on your kids' level, but at any point in time, let them know who the parent is. "

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Think

" I am always the first to say that fame and entertainment is one of the best and easiest occupations to ever have, but one must know how to navigate through the matrix or you may find yourself in a very dark hole. "

" A lot of the girls my age were impressed by silly stuff like money and fame. I wanted to be able to have intellectual and spiritual conversations with someone who was on the same page as me. "

" Just speak yourself into existence. Whatever you want, speak it. You can see it. "

" I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word 'diva' and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn't afraid to show it. "

" Mariah's fashion game is definitely on a different level than mine. She actually knows Roberto Cavalli and Dolce & Gabbana. I didn't know those people actually existed; I thought they were just names. "

" It's fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song. "

" To be compared to Will Smith is probably one of the coolest things because that's who I came up admiring. "

" I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me, I guess. "

Nick Cannon

Got

Cool

" We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn't allowed to watch television. I wasn't allowed to listen to the radio. "

" You have to be vigorous. That's the only way you are going to get it because everybody has dreams and everybody has goals, but the only people who achieve them are the ones that go after it and don't take no for an answer. "

" There's so many people that follow the trend, and then it gets to a point where it gets a little stale. So, in music; I mean, whoever's the new trendsetter, that's who people follow. "

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Music

" Real men change diapers! "